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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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